-는지

Korean Alternative forms ko -은지 see Usage notes Etymology From ko okm - -ᄂᆞᆫ디 -nonti, equivalent to ko okm - -ᄂᆞ- -no- present-tense marker + -ㄴ -n realis adnominal suffix + ᄃᆞ to semantically light dependent noun + -이 -i. Pronunciation Suffix indirect question marker: whether, if, who, what, where, how ... ko -던지 retrospective -을지 -을는지 irrealis/future irrealis/future ko 리모컨-이 어딨-는지 안 보인다. I can't see where the remote is. Conveys a careful, indirect question. Nowadays typically used with ko -요 for further politeness. ko -던지 retrospective -을지 -을는지 irrealis/future irrealis/future ko 음식-은 입-에 맞으시는지-요? Is this food to your liking? perhaps because... ko -던지 retrospective -을지 -을는지 irrealis/future irrealis/future ko 잠이 오는지 연신 고개만 꾸벅인다. He keeps nodding; maybe he's sleepy. Usage notes ko -는지 is used for all verbs, for the existential adjectives ko 있다, ko 없다, and ko 계시다, and for adjectives with tense marking with ko -었- and ko -겠-. ko -은지 is used for adjectives without tense marking. Not to be confused with ko -은 지 [chronologically] since... ko inflectional suffixes